In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that US carbon transformation company Twelve has secured a credit facility of up to $45 million to refinance the construction loan for its now-operational AirPlant One facility in Washington and fund an expansion of the plant. The AirPlant One facility in Moses Lake applies Twelve’s power-to-liquid technology to produce E-Jet […]
In South Africa, the South African Government news agency reported that South African firm Sasol has challenged scientists and engineers to help lower the high cost of green hydrogen and prevent promising decarbonization technologies from remaining indefinitely confined to research laboratories. The company’s Vice-President for Fundamental Science Research, Dr Theo Mudzunga, made the remarks during […]
In Washington DC, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards for the FY24 Phase I Release 2 of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Across DOE, 229 projects in 39 states received $52 million to pursue energy research and development (R&D), and eventual demonstration projects. The Bioenergy […]
In Australia, AlchemPro reported that Worley has completed a strategic advisory study for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), providing executive‑ready insight to inform strategic planning and decision‑making on renewable hydrogen development. Commissioned by ARENA, the study examines the capital cost drivers shaping the future of renewable hydrogen production and identifies practical opportunities to reduce […]
In Finland, Neste and United Airlines extended their existing agreement on the supply of sustainable aviation fuel blended with conventional jet fuel to flights departing Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the United States and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands. Based on the extended contract, Neste’s SAF deliveries to United at Amsterdam began in June […]
In California, Vietnam Waste Solutions (VWS), the wholly owned Vietnamese subsidiary of Oakland-based California Waste Solutions (CWS), said it is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to further Vietnam’s 2050 net-zero target by converting the country’s first U.S. Subtitle D sanitary landfill into a larger clean-power and resource-recovery complex. The 341-acre landfill outside Ho Chi […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that INERATEC and Ramboll are expanding their cooperation to further develop industrial e-SAF production. The focus of the cooperation is the expansion of the ERA ONE power-to-liquid plant in Frankfurt-Höchst with an upgrading unit that will convert synthetic raw products into standard-compliant fuels for aviation directly on site. […]
In Arkansas, Arkansas State University has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award totaling $177,108 to support research aimed at making waste-to-energy systems more efficient, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. The project, “ERI: Alkaline Thermal Pretreatment to Improve Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge through Mitigating Volatile Sulfur Compounds: Reactor Performance, Pathways, and Mechanisms,” is funded through […]
In South Africa, the South African Government news agency reported that the country’s Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau said the government views green hydrogen as part of a broader industrialization agenda. Tau was speaking at the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit currently taking place in Cape Town, Western Cape. According to Tau, hydrogen is […]
In South Korea, Aju Press reported that Hyundai Motor will supply 480 hydrogen buses by 2032 for public transportation in cooperation with South Korea’s largest bus operator Seonjin Group and other partners. Hyundai said it signed a multilateral memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Seonjin and other relevant institutions including the Korea Automobile Environmental Association and […]
